Ty Cross
Ty has been the Lead Pastor of FBC since its beginning in 2003. He was on staff at Olathe Bible Church from 1996 until the time they asked him to begin the church plant in Gardner. Ty holds a Bachelor’s degree from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, TX and a Master’s degree from Drake University in Des Moines, IA. He has been in full-time local church ministry since 1982 as a youth pastor, young adult pastor, and missions pastor until now as lead pastor. Along with his late wife, Lisa, Ty and 100 other mission-minded folks from OBC followed God’s lead to begin a church in the Gardner community and have watched with amazement the call of God on this church and his grace to fulfill that call. Not long ago Ty was blessed by God and met Wendy (a widow herself) and her two sons, Cole and Logan. Ty and Wendy were married in the spring of 2012 and now together enjoy one big and growing family with Matthew and his wife, Andrea, Rebecca and her husband, Nathan and their sons Lucas, Ethan, and Kaden. Ty enjoys golf and CrossFit.